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13th
ANNUAL JACK FROST CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Note:
(events, dates, times and location may change after publication;
call the numbers listed to avoid disappointment)
Note:
(events, dates, times and location may change after publication;
call the numbers listed to avoid disappointment)
November-December 7—Jack Frost $10,000 Raffle
ticket sales, ($100.00 - only 200 sold) available at the Chamber
office, 906/932-1122
November-December 8—Ironwood Area Business &
Professional Women’s Club 50/50 Raffle ticket sales ($1.00),
available at
Guardian Title
,
Joki, Makela & Pollack
Accounting or from any IABPW member
November
17 —Free Gingerbread House Workshop, Episcopal Church of the
Transfiguration, 1-3 p.m.,
906/932-2259
November 19-December 14—Gingerbread House Display,
River Valley State Bank, 906/932-2259
November
23—Visit Santa and Mrs. Claus, Wells Fargo Bank (Cloverland Dr.
branch), 2-4 p.m.
November 29-December 1—Claudettes Christmas
Extravaganza, Ironwood Theatre, 906/932-0618
November 30—Visit Santa and Mrs. Claus, Citizens
Bank,
Suffolk St
, Ironwood, 2-4 p.m., 906/932-4006
November 30—WIMI /WJMS Radio Store Window
Decorating Contest deadline for businesses to enter, 906/932-2411
December 1—
Michigan
and
Wisconsin
snowmobile trails officially open
December 1—51st Annual Christmas Arts
& Craft Fair,
Wakefield
VFW, 11a.m.-4 p.m., 906/224-8151
December 2—
Holiday
Auction & Afterglow, Ironwood Theatre, 906/932-0618
December 3-7—WIMI /WJMS Radio Store Window
Decorating Contest judging, 906/932-2411
December 4 —Tree of Love,
Grand
View
Hospital
, 7:00 p.m., 906/932-2525 ext. 6047
December 6 —Gingerbread House entry deadline,
River Valley State Bank, Noon, Judging takes place same day
December 7—Long John Snowshoe Run, 5:40 p.m., prior
to the Jack Frost Parade, start line at
Lahti
’s on
Aurora St
, 906/932-5223
December 7—Jack
Frost Festival of Lights Parade, 6:00 p.m., Downtown
Ironwood, Live on Charter, Cable with hosts, Chuck Gervasio &
Laura Keller
December 7—Gogebic Range Band Concert, after Jack
Frost parade,
Ironwood
Memorial
Building
December 7—Carnegie Library Open House,
906/932-0203
December 7—Jack Frost $10,000 Raffle, tickets:
$100.00 (only 200 sold) available at the Chamber office,
906/932-1122
December 7—Visit with Santa, Mrs. Claus and Jack
Frost at
Candy Cane Court
(River Valley State Bank) after the parade and receive candy canes
December 7—
Creative Spirits
Open House,
121 N. Lowell Street
, 906/932-8442, discounts, refreshments and prizes, 10:00
a.m.-6:00 p.m.
December 8—Open House,
Creative Spirits
,
121 N. Lowell Street
, 906/932-8442, discounts, refreshments and prizes, 10:00
a.m.-4:00 p.m.
December 8—Ironwood Area Business &
Professional Women’s Club 50/50 Raffle drawing, tickets $1.00,
available at
Guardian Title
,
Joki, Makela & Pollack
Accounting or from any IABPW member
December 8—Santa & Mrs. Claus holiday
storybook reading, Carnegie Library, 4 p.m.
December 8—Visit Santa and Mrs. Claus, Blissful
Acres Tree Farm, 4836 Clover Ln, Ironwood, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.,
906/9323790
December 9—2nd Annual Hot
Cocoa
Crafts, All Saints Catholic Academy (in gym), 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.,
906/932-3200
December —Ironwood Elementary Band, Ironwood
Theatre, 906/932-0618
December 15--Ironwood Area Historical Society
Spaghetti Feed,
Lindquist
Center
,4-7 p.m., Tickets available at the Ironwood Chamber office (150
N. Lowell St.) 906/932-1122.
December 15-16—
Superior
Sno Cross Race, Mt. Zion Ski Hill, 906/932-1122
December —Ironwood Middle/High School Accent
Choral Concert, Ironwood Theatre, 906/932-0618
December 16—
Luther
L.
Wright
High School
Band, Ironwood Theatre , 906/932-0618
December 30—Big Top Chautauqua’s Winter Follies,
Ironwood Theatre, 906/932-0618
January 4-13--Sled Fest, 906/932-4850
January 5-6—USSA Oval Ice Race and Vintage Pro
Series Ice Race, Gogebic
County
Fairgrounds
, 906/932-1122
January 11-12—Sled Jam,
Gogebic
County
Fairgrounds, 906/932-1122
January 19—
Copper Peak
Snowmobile Hill Climb, 906/224-1349
Revised:
10/29/07
Click here for more pictures of
past Jack Frost Parades
 
This page contains the:
VENDOR REGISTRATION FORM
PARADE REGISTRATION FORM
PARADE RULES
13th
Annual JACK FROST FESTIVAL AND PARADE
Plans are underway for the 13th Annual Jack
Frost Festival of Lights Parade.
The date for the parade is Friday, December 7, 2007.
The parade will begin promptly at 6:00 p.m. in downtown
Ironwood along Aurora Street starting at the Ironwood Carnegie
Library corner. Parade
participants must be at their line-up position at 5:00 p.m.
The parade will again be televised live by Charter
Communications.
Parade entries are encouraged to incorporate
this year’s theme, “Strut Your Winter Sport Stuff.” Floats will be judged on
creative ways of decorating their float entries using this
year’s theme. Floats
are the only entries that are judged and who will qualify for
trophies. The Chamber
is the only float allowed with Santa so kids are not
confused. However,
cut-outs of Santa or other Santa decorations are allowed.
Unregistered units will not be allowed to
participate in the parade. Registration
forms will be mailed to last year’s participants.
Forms are also available on the Chamber’s Web site www.ironwoodmi.org,
or at the Chamber office located in the Old Depot Museum.
Get your registration forms in early.
The first 50 floats registered are guaranteed a spot in the
parade. Entries need
to be submitted to the Chamber office NO LATER than Wednesday,
NOVEMBER 23, 2007. A
parade registration form, a map of the parade route, parade rules
and a Jack Frost $10,000 raffle form are all enclosed.
We will again have parade directors to assist you at each
of the seven parade line-up sections.
You’ll be able to identify them by their orange attire.
A parade line-up list will be available on Friday, November
30, 2007.
Any street vendor, group or organization that is planning to
sell something on parade night must fill out a vendor registration
form. This form is
available at the Chamber office or on the Chamber’s web site.
Vendors selling food must apply for a food license
available at the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department located
in Bessemer, MI.
Activities before and after the parade are being organized
such as the Gingerbread House contest (River Valley State Bank),
an Ironwood Theatre performance and Candy Cane Court (River Valley
State Bank) after the parade where kids can visit with Santa, Mrs.
Claus and Jack Frost. The
2nd Annual Long John Snow Shoe Run will be held on
Aurora Street prior to the start of the parade.
For more information on this event contact Nancy Zak at
906/932-5223.
If you wish to volunteer or organize a
festival activity call the Ironwood Chamber office at (906)
932-1122.
2007 JACK FROST PARADE RULES
- Parade
participants are responsible for having their float in their
designated parade section by 5:00 p.m. on parade night.
If you have to leave your entry for any reason, you must
notify your parade section director
- Absolutely
no sirens.
Sirens scare animals and kids sometimes
- Absolutely
no fires of any
kind (bonfires, torches, etc.) on floats or in walking units
- Please
no stopping for
performances unless you have prior approval from the chamber
- Follow
directions given by your parade section director
- Keep
up with parade pace (2 car lengths between entries).
This parade is broadcasted live and everything must run
smoothly for it to be successful
- For
safety purposes, candy or other items can only be handed out.
No throwing items from floats or moving vehicles
- No
person shall participate in the parade under the influence of
alcohol or controlled substances
- Parade
route ends in the parking lot of the old Pamida building.
Units are asked to turn in the parking lot exiting east
or west on McLeod OR just continue to follow
Aurora Street west
- Absolutely
no parking floats in the Pamida parking lot.
We need to make sure everyone has an outlet
- Everyone
must have fun!
PARADE
SECTIONS AND THEIR ORDER
Section 1S (south
side of
Aurora
). Enter from south
Marquette
onto
Aurora
Section 1N (north
side of
Aurora
). Enter from north
Marquette
onto
Aurora
Section 2SW (south
west side of
Marquette
). Enter from McLeod
Section 2SE (south
east side of
Marquette
). Enter from McLeod
Section 3NW (north
west side of
Marquette
). Enter from Ayer
Section 3NE (north
east side of
Marquette
). Enter from Ayer
Section 4 (
Memorial
Building
alley). Enter from
McLeod
Section 5 (Ben’s
Marine alley). Enter
from McLeod
Section 6NW (north
west side of
Norfolk
). Enter from Ayer
Section 6NE (north
east side of
Norfolk
). Enter from Ayer
Section 7SW (south
west side of
Norfolk
). Enter from McLeod
Section 7SE (south
east side of
Norfolk
). Enter from McLeod
PARADE
REGISTRATION FORM/2007
Parade Theme: Strut Your Winter Sport Stuff
PARTICIPANT
NAME:_____________________________________________________
PARADE ENTRY
NAME:____________________________________________________
CONTACT
PERSON:_______________________________________________________
ADDRESS:______________________________________________________________
PHONE:__________________________E-MAIL:_______________________________
LENGTH OF
UNIT:_________________________(approx. feet)
Number of
vehicles in your unit:________________
If walking
unit, how many people:______________
Will you have
music? ( ) YES ( ) NO ( ) CAROLERS ( ) AMPLIFIERS ( ) OTHER
_______
Will your unit
have animals? ( ) YES ( ) NO If yes, kind and
number________________
Did you
participate in last year’s event: ( ) YES ( ) NO
I have read,
understand, and agree our unit will comply with the parade rules.
______________________________________________________________
(signature required)
The first 50 floats to register are guaranteed
a spot in the parade. For
proper registration, you must return this form by November 23,
2007 to the Ironwood Area Chamber of Commerce, PO BOX 45,
Ironwood, MI. 49938 or fax your form to (906) 932-2756.
For more information call (906) 932-1122.
Although we do not charge an entry fee, we are
accepting donations to help continue this great community event.
$10______
$15_______ $20_______
Other_________
VERY IMPORTANT NOTE:
PLEASE READ:
All parade entries MUST include a description of their float on a SEPARATE piece of paper attached to your entry form.
If you have the capability, please type out your
description in LARGE print to make it easier for the parade
commentators to read as you walk by Charter Communications.
If you do not include this important information, we will
simply just state your group or business as you pass by.
Information you should include should consist of your entry
name, any businesses/individuals who donated float materials,
those who volunteered on the project, and list if the entry is in
conjunction with another special event held or include any story
you wish to share.
THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING AND HAVE FUN!
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